Trusts, Estates and Fiduciary Litigation
Trusts, Estates and Fiduciary Litigation
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Industries
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) treats Bitcoin as property that is subject to gains and losses for tax purposes, while most state revenue departments designate it as a currency. The U.S. Treasury Departments Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) requires administrators or exchangers that accept and transmit a convertible virtual currency such as Bitcoin or those who buy or sell convertible virtual currency to comply with laws applicable to money services businesses, including anti-money laundering laws and U.S. economic sanctions and trade embargoes.
Cybersecurity, Data Breach and Privacy
Businesses dont need to understand the complex algorithms that make this automated ledger possible, but early adopters will gain an immense competitive advantage in costs and security. Our blockchain attorneys have the in-depth knowledge to advise your business on how to prepare for this giant leap forward in transaction technology.
Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Policy and Regulation
Bitcoin the best-known application of blockchain technology along with other virtual and cryptocurrencies will play an increasingly greater role in electronic payments, even though their use raises potential licensing and regulatory issues. We advise users, administrators, exchangers, and miners of virtual and cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) on compliance with respective licensing and regulatory obligations, so that their business models can overcome the legal hurdles required to fully tap the potential of digital currencies.
Life Sciences Regulatory and Reimbursement
Maritime Regulatory, Government and Security
We also counsel on the use of Bitcoin and other virtual and cryptocurrencies, with special emphasis on emerging laws, conflicting federal and state tax treatments, and compliance with federal and state licensing and registration requirements, as well as anti-money laundering laws.
Condominium Development and Conversion
Our lawyers have advised clients in the Bitcoin and Ethereum hard wallet space, which provides the tools for convenient and secure storage of Bitcoin, Ether and other cryptocurrencies and all the complex and sometimes contradictory regulations that govern virtual currency.
Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants
Residential and Master-Planned Communities
Most current federal and state laws governing currency, taxes and money laundering did not contemplate the use of digital currency, such as Bitcoin and other virtual and cryptocurrencies. Only a handful of states have laws that directly address these digital currencies, and there is little case law.
Insurance Transactions and Regulatory
Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations
International Arbitration and Litigation
Outsourcing and Technology Transactions
Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors Rights
Insurance Transactions and Regulatory
Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors Rights
Many experts believe that blockchain technology will disrupt and transform business as much as the internet. Holland & Knights Blockchain Technology Team helps clients understand blockchain, how it may benefit their businesses and the emergence of related public policy issues.
Healthcare Technology, Outsourcing and HITECH
Our lead blockchain attorney, Josias N. Dewey, is a thought leader who is educating businesspeople and lawyers across the United States on the impact of blockchain technology. He has published and presented on the topic more than a dozen times in the past year, and he competed in a blockchain coding competition in London, co-sponsored by Thomson Reuters and Ethereum. Our attorneys understand blockchain technology at the deepest level and can navigate clients through complex decisions such as which platforms to consider (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, Hyperledger), whether permissioned or public blockchains are best suited for their specific use cases, as well as the particular legal regime for compliance.
We expect financial services and supply chain management to be the first industries to be altered by the creative disruption of blockchain technology, with eventual opportunities in estate planning, real estate, securities, retail and other industries where intermediaries play a pivotal role in transactions.
Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
While this nascent currency remains a novelty to most businesses, we believe that an evolving regulatory structure eventually will bring it into widespread use, particularly in financial services, money transfer services and the technology sector. We counsel businesses on how they should position themselves to benefit from digital currency in this dynamic regulatory environment when seeking to address issues with its various applications.
West Coast Land Use and Environment
Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Competition
Outsourcing and Technology Transactions
International Arbitration and Litigation
Holland & Knights Blockchain Technology Team can provide insight on how blockchain could change your industry, as well as on how you can prepare for the opportunities and risks that accompany this exciting new technology both now and in the future.
Cybersecurity, Data Breach and Privacy
Maritime Bankruptcies, Foreclosures and Workouts
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Broker-Dealer Regulation and Compliance
Illinois Land Use and Local Government
U.S. Export Control and Sanctions Laws
Blockchain technology is known primarily as the underlying shared database technology that enables Bitcoin transactions, but it will play a much larger and game-changing role in business and the law in coming years. Holland & Knights Blockchain Technology Team has assembled a group of knowledgeable attorneys drawn from key practice areas to break down the intricacies of blockchain, show clients how it may benefit their business operations, as well as track the impact of emerging legal and compliance issues.
Blockchain: What Is It and How Can It Affect Banking and Finance?
Maritime Regulatory, Government and Security
Lawyer Ethics, Risk Management and Regulation
International Financial Regulations
Global Regulatory Update for Cryptocurrency and Initial Coin Offerings
Class Action Litigation and Arbitration
Nordic: Finland and Scandinavia Practice
Our blockchain lawyers draw on substantive backgrounds in financial services and banking, real estate, gaming, taxation, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, data security, anti-money laundering, corporate law and insurance. These attorneys combine hands-on knowledge of technology some are even active coders with the business perspective that comes from decades of experience serving clients in the industries likely to be most affected by blockchain.
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
International and Cross Border Transactions
International Financial Regulations
State and Local Government Procurement
Nordic: Finland and Scandinavia Practice
California Winery Industry Services
Shareholder Rights, Relations and Dispute Resolution
, a Thomson Reuters book published in October 2016. Mr. Dewey, a software developer and active coder as well as an attorney, is a sought-after speaker on blockchain technology. Mr. Seul chairs Holland & Knights Technology Industry Sector Group.
White Collar Defense and Investigations
Our attorneys wrote the book on blockchain technology and the law. Holland & Knight Partners Josias N. Dewey and Jeffrey R. Seul, along with Associate Shawn S. Amuial, are co-authors of
Embassies and Sovereign Governments
U.S. Export Control and Sanctions Laws
Cybersecurity, Data Breach and Privacy
Maritime Casualty, Pollution and Salvage
Why Community Bankers Should Care About Blockchain Tech
The Blockchain: A Guide for Legal and Business Professionals
Blockchain: Will Blockchain Transform Banking from the Inside or Outside?
Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Industries
OSHA, Workplace Safety and Whistleblower Claims
Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Competition
Transportation of Hazardous Materials
Consumer Protection Defense and Compliance
D&O and Management Liability Insurance
The promise of blockchain is that it offers an autonomous and decentralized store of value not just for money but for intellectual property, real property and anything that can be owned that is not dependent on a government or central bank. Blockchains distributed and networked ledger of ownership drastically reduces transactions costs, offers the safety that comes with a transparent network that is visible to all users and provides real-time speed for transactions.
Military Housing and Installations Redevelopment
Civil Rights, Discrimination and Retaliation
ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans)
International and Cross Border Transactions
Holland & Knights Blockchain Technology Team advises clients using, administrating, exchanging or mining Bitcoin and other virtual and cryptocurrencies on how to navigate this labyrinth of regulations governing digital currency.
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
Healthcare Technology, Outsourcing and HITECH
Consumer Protection Defense and Compliance
Class Action Litigation and Arbitration
Offering Exemptions Available to Companies Issuing ICOs
Matthew Grosack Joins Holland & Knights South Florida Litigation Practice in Miami
Maritime: Energy, LNG/LPG and Cables
